doping

noun

dop·​ing ˈdō-piŋ How to pronounce doping (audio)
: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance

Examples of doping in a Sentence

increased efforts to detect doping at the Olympic Games
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The story of doping, injuries and so on, to come back and sign for a club that believed in me. Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 3 July 2025 Education and Open Dialogue: Just as athletes need to understand the risks and ethics of doping, faculty require ongoing education and open dialogue about the responsible and ethical integration of AI into their teaching and research. Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Sinner was playing in his first tournament since winning the Australian Open in January after serving a three-month doping ban, but the 23-year-old already looks close to his best. Matias Grez, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 Sinner had come back seamlessly from a three-month doping ban, while Alcaraz was coming off three clay finals in a row. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for doping

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doping was in 1900

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“Doping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doping. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

doping

noun
dop·​ing ˈdō-piŋ How to pronounce doping (audio)
: the use of a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (such as blood doping) to improve athletic performance and that is typically banned in competitive sports
… nearly two dozen athletes … have been banned from the Olympics in the last two weeks for doping violations.Philip Hersh, The Chicago Tribune

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